"NS system at Lincoln City. NS gives HOS customers a direct connection to much of the eastern United States, with lines to such centers of commerce as Kansas City, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky. The Hoosier Southern passes through the following Indiana communities: Hoosier Southern Railroad The Hoosier Southern Railroad is a short-line railroad owned and operated by the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA) of Perry County, Indiana. The railroad originally consisted of a 22.3 mile line between the Indiana communities of Cannelton and Santa Claus that the Port Authority purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1991. The line had been unused"
"the new state. A resident of Indiana is officially known as a Hoosier. The etymology of this word is disputed, but the leading theory, as advanced by the Indiana Historical Bureau and the Indiana Historical Society, has ""Hoosier"" originating from Virginia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee (a part of the Upland South region of the United States) as a term for a backwoodsman, a rough countryman, or a country bumpkin. The first inhabitants in what is now Indiana were the Paleo-Indians, who arrived about 8000 BC after the melting of the glaciers at the end of the Ice Age. Divided into"
"years as an editor and interior designer of textbooks and scholarly works, first with the Bobbs-Merrill Company and later in association with Hackett Publishing Company. He is a fifth-generation Hoosier, descended from anti-slavery North Carolinians and Virginians who migrated to Indiana in the decades following its establishment in 1816 as the nineteenth state. Several of his poems include details taken from the letters, journals, and family stories of his predecessors. Among forbears on his mother’s side was Elias Baxter Decker, of Tipton County, Indiana, who fought at Tullahoma, Chickamauga, and Missionary Ridge, and who served with the 75th Indiana Infantry"
"Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of Indiana University Bloomington, named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Indiana. The Hoosiers participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 24 sports and became a member of the Big Ten Conference on December 1, 1899. The school's official colors are crimson and cream. The Indiana Hoosiers have won 24 NCAA national championships and one Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championship. In addition to 141 NCAA individual national championships. Titles won by teams include eight by"
"state name in its nickname (""Illinoisans"", ""Texans"", etc.). In addition to ""The Hoosier's Nest"", the term also appeared in the ""Indianapolis Journal""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ""Carrier's Address"" on January 1, 1833. There are many suggestions for the derivation of the word, but none is universally accepted. In 1900, Meredith Nicholson wrote ""The Hoosiers"", an early attempt to study the etymology of the word as applied to Indiana residents. Jacob Piatt Dunn, longtime secretary of the Indiana Historical Society, published ""The Word Hoosier"", a similar attempt, in 1907. Both chronicled some of the popular and satirical etymologies circulating at the time and focused much"
"Hoosiers (film) Hoosiers is a 1986 sports film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh in his feature directorial debut. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship. Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty past. The film co-stars Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, whose role as the basketball-loving town drunk earned him an Oscar nomination. Jerry Goldsmith was also nominated for an Academy Award for his score."
"The railroad magnate is the namesake of Hoxie, Arkansas and Hoxie, Kansas. Herbert Melville Hoxie Herbert Melville ""Hub"" Hoxie (December 18, 1830 to November 23, 1886) was a pioneer, abolitionist, railroad executive and the first Republican United States Marshal in the State of Iowa. Descended from early pioneers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, Hub Hoxie was born in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York on December 18, 1830 to Benjamin Tobey Hoxie and Ruth Peck; his siblings were Melissa Peck Hoxie Fagen, Melville Benjamin Hoxie, Rose M. Hoxie Stevens Hoyt, and William H. Hoxie. When he was five years old,"
"of journalists. American Film Institute Lists Hoosiers (film) Hoosiers is a 1986 sports film written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh in his feature directorial debut. It tells the story of a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship. Gene Hackman stars as Norman Dale, a new coach with a spotty past. The film co-stars Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper, whose role as the basketball-loving town drunk earned him an Oscar nomination. Jerry Goldsmith was also nominated for"
"Indiana decided to reintroduce wild turkeys back to Indiana, dedicating for the purpose. Also found in Hoosier National Forest is Sundance Lake, a lake. Hoosier National Forest lies in parts of nine counties in southern Indiana. The trail system has almost , and allows horseback riding and mountain bikes, along with hiking. Hikers are to yield to horses, and mountain bikers are to yield to both of them. Within the Hemlock Cliffs Valley, located within the central portion of the National Forest, there is the 1.2 mile Hemlock Cliffs trail. The trail is noted as access to sandstone cliffs and"
"and Indiana University. Although Woodworth was not from Indiana, the trophy's name refers to the sentiment that Hoosiers have for their home state. Samuel Woodworth Samuel Woodworth (January 13, 1784 – December 9, 1842) was an American author, literary journalist, playwright, librettist, and poet. Woodworth was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, to Revolutionary War veteran Benjamin Woodworth and his wife Abigail Bryant. He was apprenticed to Benjamin Russell, editor of the ""Columbian Sentinel"". He then moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where he briefly published the ""Belles-Lettres Repository"", a weekly. He next moved to New York City, but recalled New Haven in"
"athletes have played professional basketball in the world's top league. Considering the size of the state (population 6.4 million), this makes Indiana high schools by far the most successful at developing NBA players per capita. Today there are 22 Hoosiers in the NBA - more than one for every 150,000 male residents. The state's unparalleled ability to produce NBA talent, both statewide and specifically in smaller towns, is featured in this Deadspin article. In 2017, Indiana natives won the NBA and D-league Dunk Contests, NBA and D-league 3-point contests, and won runner-up in the NBA Skills Challenge. Historically, each of"
"Abraham Lincoln: The Hoosier Youth Abraham Lincoln, The Hoosier Youth is a heroic bronze sculpture by American artist Paul Manship and was commissioned in 1928 by the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company for its headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The statue is tall and sits atop a pedestal designed by architect Benjamin Wistar Morris and a granite base. The sculpture depicts a youthful Abraham Lincoln during the time he lived in Indiana. The Lincoln figure wears a handmade shirt, buckskin trousers, and boots. He is seated on a tree stump and holds a book. An ax leans against his leg"
"Indiana Hoosiers baseball The Indiana Hoosiers baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference. The team plays at Bart Kaufman Field, which opened for the 2013 season. In conference postseason play, Indiana has won four Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournaments and made five NCAA Regionals appearances, including one College World Series appearance in 2013. In regular season play, the Hoosiers have won six Big Ten Conference titles. In 1984, Bob Morgan replaced"
"state finals game along with 15,000 screaming fans and later wrote ""Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport."" The 1986 film ""Hoosiers"" is inspired by the story of the 1954 Indiana state champions Milan High School. Professional basketball player Larry Bird was born in West Baden Springs and was raised in French Lick. He went on to lead the Boston Celtics to the NBA championship in 1981, 1984, and 1986. Indianapolis is home to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference. The Colts have"
"Indiana in the movie ""Hoosiers"", held a single-class tournament where all schools competed for the same championship. Chicago Marshall's enrollment was listed at 2,333, more than six times that of Bridgeport. Unlike the Indiana team in ""Hoosiers"", Bridgeport lost the championship game, finishing its season with a 33-2 record. The Red Hill Junior Senior High School is located in Bridgeport. The school mascot is the Salukis. Prior to the 1970s, the local high school was named Bridgeport High School. Its mascot was the Bulldogs. Bridgeport High School then consolidated with the neighboring town of Sumner, and the mascot for the"
"seating 9,325. Hoosier Hysteria may have its roots firmly planted in the high school game, but the college tradition brings its own depth to Indiana's passion. In NCAA Division I basketball, Indiana's colleges and universities have a storied past. Big Ten rivals Purdue University and Indiana University are the most notable, with national and conference championships to boast. Smaller schools such as the University of Notre Dame, Indiana State University, Ball State University, Butler University, the University of Evansville, IUPUI, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Valparaiso University add to the mix. Vincennes University boasts an outstanding national tradition in the junior"
"activity, but died in Vevay from consumption on 2 January, 1857. Julia Louisa Dumont Julia Louisa Dumont (October 1794 – January 2, 1857) was an American educator and writer of prose. Born in the U.S. state of Ohio, she resided for 43 years at Vevay, Indiana. She is remembered as the first Hoosier to become known beyond the State through prose. In the group of writers and poets who flourished in the Ohio Valley in its early history, she was one of the chief figures. Her ""Life Sketches from Common Paths: A Series of American Tales,"" published at New York"
"Julia Louisa Dumont Julia Louisa Dumont (October 1794 – January 2, 1857) was an American educator and writer of prose. Born in the U.S. state of Ohio, she resided for 43 years at Vevay, Indiana. She is remembered as the first Hoosier to become known beyond the State through prose. In the group of writers and poets who flourished in the Ohio Valley in its early history, she was one of the chief figures. Her ""Life Sketches from Common Paths: A Series of American Tales,"" published at New York City in 1856, is considered exemplary of the day. Julia L."
"the United States, and traveled extensively among the tribes of Florida and Wisconsin. Hosmer's lengthy narrative poem ""Yonnondio, or the Warriors of Genesee"" may have inspired or informed a short poem of the same name by Walt Whitman. William Howe Cuyler Hosmer William Howe Cuyler Hosmer or William H. C. Hosmer (May 25, 1814 - May 23, 1877) was a poet from the United States. He was a cousin of sculptor Harriet Hosmer and tragic actress Jean Hosmer. Hosmer was born in Avon, New York, as the son of lawyer George Hosmer. He graduated at the University of Vermont in"
"named in his honor. Six Hoosiers have been elected as Vice-President. The most recent was Mike Pence, elected in 2016. The last decades of the 19th century began what is known as the ""golden age of Indiana literature"", a period that lasted until the 1920s. Edward Eggleston wrote ""The Hoosier Schoolmaster"" (1871), the first best seller to originate in the state. Many other followed, including Maurice Thompson's ""Hoosier Mosaics"" (1875), and Lew Wallace's """" (1880). Indiana developed a reputation as the ""American heartland"" following several widely read novels beginning with Booth Tarkington's ""The Gentleman from Indiana"" (1899), Meredith Nicholson's The"
"Knightstown, Indiana Knightstown is a town in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana, along the Big Blue River. The population was 2,182 at the 2010 census. It is approximately thirty-two miles east of Indianapolis. Knightstown is famous for the 1986 film ""Hoosiers"". The Hoosier Gym was used in the filming of the film. Knightstown hosts two annual festivals: Jubilee Days held in early-mid June and The Hoosier Fall Festival held in September. Knightstown also hosts an annual car show and a music series on the town square. The Hoosier Gym also hosts Indiana's best high school basketball players in the annual"
"high school athletes play against each other, with the teams named ""Hickory"" and ""Terhune,"" as in the movie. Hoosier Gym The Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie ""Hoosiers"", starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The gym was the home court of the movie's Hickory Huskers. The facility has kept the same look as it did when the movie was filmed in 1985. The gym attracts 80,000 tourists to the town per year. In 1920, the Knightstown Community School had"
"Andrew Hoxie Andrew Jerod Hoxie (born October 8, 1986 in Enid, Oklahoma) is an American soccer player for the Baltimore Blast. Hoxie grew up in Newport News, Virginia and attended Denbigh Baptist Christian School, where he won a state championship with the Minutemen. The team was coached by his father, Hal Hoxie. He played four years of college soccer at The College of William & Mary from 2005 to 2009 (redshirting in 2008), garnishing the CAA Player of the Year Award in his senior season, as well as earning third team All-American honors in 2009, and finishing his career with"
"Okie An Okie is a resident, native, or cultural descendant of Oklahoma. It is derived from the name of the state, similar to ""Texan"" or ""Tex"" for someone from Texas, or ""Arkie"" or ""Arkansawyer"" for a native of Arkansas. In the 1920s in California, the term (often used in contempt) came to refer to very poor migrants from Oklahoma (and nearby states). The Dust Bowl and the ""Okie"" migration of the 1930s brought in over a million newly displaced people; many headed to the farm labor jobs advertised in California's Central Valley. Dunbar-Ortiz (1998) argues that ""Okie"" denotes much more"
"or over. Isaac Haas, basketball player, Purdue Boilermakers, junior as of 2016-2017 season Hokes Bluff, Alabama Hokes Bluff is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 4,286. Hokes Bluff was established on a high bluff overlooking the Coosa River. The town was called ""The Bluff"", and was used as a lookout station for Native American tribes, as they could see a great distance across, up and down the Coosa River. Hokes Bluff was one the staging areas where the Cherokee were collected, and"
"heated border rivalry with the Kentucky Wildcats. The annual basketball game between the two often carries national significance as they have combined for 13 national championships. Since 1991, the game has rotated between neutral sites in Indianapolis and Louisville. This neutrality ended during 2006 when the game was played at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky with the 2007 game played at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Basketball games between the Hoosiers and Wildcats have at times drawn over 30,000 fans. Although the two teams had played every season since 1969, a dispute over whether future games should be played at"
"in San Antonio, Texas. Her sister, Marshevet Hooker, is a track and field athlete who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Destinee Hooker Destinee Dante Hooker (born September 7, 1987) is an American indoor volleyball player. She is a opposite attacker. Hooker was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team. She starred in both volleyball and track and field at the University of Texas. Hooker attended Southwest High School in Texas, where she was a standout athlete in basketball, track and field, and volleyball. As a junior and senior, she was an all-state volleyball outside hitter. She"
"Herbert Melville Hoxie Herbert Melville ""Hub"" Hoxie (December 18, 1830 to November 23, 1886) was a pioneer, abolitionist, railroad executive and the first Republican United States Marshal in the State of Iowa. Descended from early pioneers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, Hub Hoxie was born in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York on December 18, 1830 to Benjamin Tobey Hoxie and Ruth Peck; his siblings were Melissa Peck Hoxie Fagen, Melville Benjamin Hoxie, Rose M. Hoxie Stevens Hoyt, and William H. Hoxie. When he was five years old, his parents moved the family to where Des Moines, Iowa now stands."
"maintained OHV riding trails. Trails range from mild to wild and there is a trail that will fit anyone's skill level. Redbirdsra.com is owned and maintained by the Redbird Foundation. Dugger is one of the teams that plays against Hickory High in the motion picture ""Hoosiers"". Dugger, Indiana Dugger is a town in Cass Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. The population was 920 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dugger was settled in 1879, and was named after its founder, F.M. Dugger. The Dugger post office has been in operation since"
"Hooker stated he was born in 1920. Information in the 1920 and 1930 censuses indicates that he was born in 1912. In 2017, a series of events took place to celebrate the purported centenary of his birth. It is believed that he was born in Tutwiler, Mississippi, in Tallahatchie County, although some sources say his birthplace was near Clarksdale, in Coahoma County. He was the youngest of the 11 children of William Hooker (born 1871, died after 1923), a sharecropper and Baptist preacher, and Minnie Ramsey (born c. 1880, date of death unknown). In the 1920 federal census, William and"
"Sports in Indiana The state of Indiana is home to a number of professional and college sports teams, as well as prominent auto racing. Indiana has a rich basketball heritage that reaches back to the formative years of the sport itself. Although James Naismith developed basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891, Indiana is where high school basketball was born. In 1925, Naismith visited an Indiana basketball state finals game along with 15,000 screaming fans and later wrote ""Basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport."" The 1986 film ""Hoosiers"" is inspired by the story"
"and Butler, and out-of-state schools Georgetown, Virginia, and Xavier. On August 19, 2017, Phinisee announced his commitment to Indiana. Robert is the son of Tanika Phinisee, and has three brothers, Alantae, Charles, and Joe. According to his brothers, who also played at McCutcheon High School, his potential began to be recognized when he played alongside Charles in the AAU. His skills and abilities led him to a spot on Indiana Elite's AAU team. Robert Phinisee Robert Phinisee (born October 13, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for"
"Hoosier Gym The Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie ""Hoosiers"", starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The gym was the home court of the movie's Hickory Huskers. The facility has kept the same look as it did when the movie was filmed in 1985. The gym attracts 80,000 tourists to the town per year. In 1920, the Knightstown Community School had no gymnasium. Basketball games were held in Bell's Hall above Jolly's Drugstore and in the basement gym of"